Economic Geography

"An Economic Geographer considers history of place coupled with solid research and statistical methodology to solve complex problems in economic development. Geniuses possess extraordinary synthesis abilities and quite often propose an original view."

"Are YOU an Economic Geography genius? Do you possess historical, geographic and economic knowledge? Let's see if you have the stuff to earn the highly coveted title of Economic Geography genius!

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Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
What is your gender?
Male
Female
1. What is NOT part of the Five Stages of Development?
Traditional: Subsistence
Pre-Take Off: Subsistence & Surplus
Take Off: Export Surplus & High Import
Drive to Maturity: Specialized Export & High Import
Maturity: Low Export & High Import
2. What is the dominant occupation in Washington, DC?
Primary: Agriculture
Secondary: Manufacturing
Tertiary: Business
Quarternary: Intellectual/R&D
Quinary: Administrative
3. The U.S. belongs to which stage of the Demographic Transition?
Stage 1: Death and Births equal
Stage 2: Low Deaths and High Births
Stage 3: Low Deaths and Low Births
Stage 4: Extremely Low Births
None of the Above
4. What countries are called the Four Asian Tigers?
North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, North Korea
Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea
Japan, North Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
5. What Asian country has had the most economic influence of the region?
Hong Kong
China
Taiwan
Japan
North Korea
6. Which relationship is NOT adversarial?
Thailand and Myanmar
Hong Kong and Taiwan
China and Taiwan
Japan and Okinawa
Japan and China
7. Which is the INCORRECT country and prefecture?
Yokohama and Kanagawa
Tokyo and Tokyo
Nagoya and Kyoto
Sapporo and Hokkaido
Kobe and Hyogo
8. What is NOT one of the Four Major Components of the Location Decision?
Fiscal Policy
Monetary Policy
Prime Interest Rate
Military Investment Projects
Business Cycle
9. What is NOT an "Economic Tool" in development?
Location Quotient
Multiplier and Export Base Analysis
Backward and Forward Linkages
Comparative Advantage
Central Place Theory
10. Agglomeration considers all of the following EXCEPT:
Positivism
Scale
Scope
Complexity
Transaction Costs/Space

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